Florida State being left out of the College Football Playoff is still a major topic of conversation around the sport.

The Seminoles went 13-0 during the 2023 college football season, won the ACC title, and was not selected as one of the four teams that get to compete for the national title.

Florida State became the first undefeated Power 5 conference champion to miss out on the CFP, which set up a massive debate among those who cover and watch the sport.

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Danny Kanell, who played quarterback at Florida State and now co-hosts a show on SiriusXM Radio, joined OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich” on Thursday and discussed the snub.

“I thought time would heal all wounds because I was p—ed off,” Kanell said. “When Florida State got left out, I was p—ed off. I thought ‘Bama should have been the team that was left out. I thought there should have been a debate between Texas and Alabama. It turns out, Texas was just in. They weren’t even in the discussion. It came down to Florida State and Alabama. So, I was p—ed off when I found out about it.”

Kanell told Dakich of a recent celebrity golf tournament he played in where a heckler razzed him about Florida State after a missed putt, forcing him to be reminded of the snub.

“I miss a putt and it lips out. Almost goes in. Just left out,” Kanell said. “And this heckler from the crowd goes, ‘Just like Florida State to be left out.’”

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Lawrance Toafili #9 of the Florida State Seminoles celebrates with the team after scoring a touchdown against the Louisville Cardinals during the ACC Championship, Dec. 2, 2023, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)

The reasoning provided by the CFP committee to give Alabama the nod over Florida State has created controversy for weeks, with the CFP citing the season-ending injury to Jordan Travis as to why the Seminoles were not one of the four best teams in the country. 

“Florida State is a different team without Jordan Travis,” CFP selection committee chair Boo Corrigan said. “One of the things we do consider is player availability, and our job is to rank the best teams, and in the final decision looking at that, it was Alabama at 4 and Florida State at 5.”

Kanell told Dakich that the committee’s criteria are designed so that they can use whatever they want to determine the four playoff teams.

“The system is so incredibly flawed. … It’s not a playoff. It’s an invitational,” Kanell said. “I’ll start with that. And I think that’s been one thing that most college football fans have learned. It’s not a true playoff. It’s an invitational. And they only give out four invitations to whoever they want to. And they have a criteria that is designed where you can really use and tweak whatever reasoning you want and justify whatever teams you want.”

Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis, a day after having surgery, holds the trophy with his teammates after the ACC Championship, Dec. 2, 2023, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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“So, if you want to go like Bill Hancock [CFP executive director] did and say, ‘Our system is designed to find the four best teams, and we don’t think Florida State without Jordan Travis is one of the four best teams,’ he can say, ‘Look, it says this right here on our criteria’ and he can leave them out. He can reference the strength of the schedule, which he did when he wrote back to Florida State, and said, ‘Look, their strength of schedule wasn’t as strong as these other teams,’” Kanell continued.

“So, yes, I’m mad. I’m irritated. I think Florida State got the shaft, but every single year one team has gotten robbed, I think. It just happened to be the last year of this four teams, that the most egregious example of a worthy team was my alma mater in Florida State getting left out.”

The CFP semifinals are to be played on New Year’s Day.

Everyone likes free stuff. Well, FOX Sports is running a weekly, FREE-to-enter NFL contest called the “FOX Super 6.” All you need to do is answer six questions, predicting team and player performances through the FOX Sports App.

Points are accrued for all six picks. You’re competing against fellow NFL fans and the contest pays the top-six scorers. Here are the official rules and some FAQ’s for the FOX Super 6 contest.

FOX Super 6 NFL Week 16 picks

1. Which quarterback will throw for the most PASSING YARDS?

Spoiler alert for the 6th question: I like the Dolphins over the Cowboys this week. There’s a good chance Dallas QB Dak Prescott could be throwing from behind or add a bunch of passing yards in garbage time.

Even if that’s not the case, Prescott was the 2023 NFL MVP favorite before last week’s 31-10 loss at the Buffalo Bills. Dak is still 2nd in QBR and 4th in completion rate. Lastly, Dallas WR CeeDee Lamb has the best WR/CB matchup in Cowboys-Dolphins, according to Pro Football Focus (PFF).

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PICK: Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott

2. Order the teams by who will score the MOST POINTS from highest to lowest:

The 2nd question in the FOX Super 6 NFL contest for Week 16 courtesy of the FOX Sports App. (FOX Sports)

The Colts have gone Over the total in 10 of their 14 games this season, which is the highest rate of Overs in the NFL. That said, the Falcons are 5-9 to the Over and have an underrated defense. Since I like Atlanta over Indy this weekend, I’ll put the Colts at the bottom of this list.

Also, Lions-Vikings will be on the fast-track of Ford Field in Detroit. Both teams have aggressive offenses with a ton of playmakers. However, Minnesota backup QB Nick Mullens is mistake-prone and can leave points on the field for the Vikings.

PICK: 1- Lions, 2- Falcons, 3- Vikings, and 4- Colts

3. Which running back will have the most TOTAL YARDS (rushing and receiving)?

Question #3 in the FOX Super 6 NFL contest for Week 16 courtesy of the FOX Sports App. (FOX Sports)

Honestly, I’m just looking to fade the FOX Super 6 Contest here. Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard is by far the least selected running back in this question. If Hubbard comes away with the most total yards here, I’ll gain ground on the field.

That said, Hubbard has gotten at least 22 carries in three consecutive games. Hubbard doesn’t get a lot of targets out of the backfield. But, Panthers QB Bryce Young “dinks and dunks” and Green Bay’s middle linebackers grade poorly in pass coverage, per PFF.

PICK: Carolina Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard

4. Order the receivers by who will have the most RECEIVING YARDS from highest to lowest:

The 4th question for Week 16 courtesy of the FOX Sports App. (FOX Sports)

Not only does this pick correlate with the 1st question but Lamb is having the best season of any WR in this pool. Lamb has five games with at least 10 catches and 100 receiving yards. Miami has a solid secondary but Dallas does a good job lining Lamb in different places on the line of scrimmage to throw opponents off.

If we were drafting these wideouts, Vikings WR Justin Jefferson would go 1st. But, his quarterback puts him behind Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown here. Chicago WR D.J. Moore does a lot of damage in space yet Arizona’s defense is 3rd in yards after the catch allowed.

PICK: 1- Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb, 2- Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, 3- Vikings WR Justin Jefferson, and 4- Bears WR D.J. Moore

5. Which defensive player will record the MOST SACKS?

Question #5 in the FOX Super 6 NFL contest for Week 16 courtesy of the FOX Sports App. (FOX Sports)

Jaguars pass rusher Josh Allen gets his sacks in bunches. Allen has five multi-sack games this year including two games with 3.0 sacks. His opponent, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, are 23rd in ESPN’s pass-blocking win rate so Allen has a good matchup in Week 16.

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PICK: Jacksonville Jaguars pass rusher Josh Allen

6. What will be the outcome of this game?

The final question for Week 16 courtesy of the FOX Sports App. (FOX Sports)

Cowboys win, tie or lose by 1 point | Dolphins win by 2 points or more

This is a simple as Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa is great in Miami and Prescott struggles as a road underdogs. Tua is 16-2 straight up (SU) and 13-5 against the spread (ATS) as a home favorite with a +6.1 spread differential.

Dak is 1-7 SU and 2-6 ATS as road underdogs with a -6.1 spread differential since Dallas hired head coach Mike McCarthy in 2020. Finally, both teams come up short vs. tough teams but the Cowboys no-show more often. They have three embarrassing losses this season (all on the road). Whereas the Dolphins have two embarrassing losses (both on the road).

PICK: Dolphins win by 2 points or more

College football in 2023 was in many ways the end of an era. 

With the four-team College Football Playoff entering its final hurrah and the Pac-12 conference disappearing in a flash, the 2023 college football season will be remembered for years to come. 

In between rivalries that are set to go by the wayside as conference realignment takes hold, and star players jump from team to team via the transfer portal, a handful of stories stand out. 

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Let’s take a look at five storylines that gripped the sport during 2023.

Deion Sanders takes over the conversation

Love or hate him, Deion Sanders was the talk of the sport in 2023.

“Coach Prime” burst onto the scene late in 2022 as the Colorado Buffaloes looked for a spark to jump-start the program after a 1-11 season.

His hire immediately put Colorado back in the national conversation after just one 10-win season over the last 21 years.

In February, Sanders pulled in the 21st-ranked class and a top-five transfer portal class, according to 247Sports. Sanders signed two five-star recruits, a first in the history of the program.

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders is shown before taking the field against Oregon at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, on Sept. 23, 2023. (Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Throughout the spring and summer, Sanders’ methods for infusing the roster with talent caused controversy as loads of players either departed the program via the transfer portal or were forced out. 

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Following Colorado’s Spring Game in April, 18 players entered the transfer portal, bringing the total number to enter the portal since Sanders took the job to 41, according to The Athletic.

Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi blasted Sanders for his roster overhaul, telling 247 Sports in May that “Coach Prime’s” methods looked “bad on college football coaches across the country.”

By the time September rolled around, it was time to play the game on the field, and Sanders’ roster responded in a big way.

The Buffaloes upset TCU on the road before defeating Nebraska and Colorado State. Boulder, Colorado, was the epicenter of college football as Sanders was hailed as the next great head coach in the sport.

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders is shown before the spring game at Folsom Field in Boulder on April 22, 2023. (Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)

And then Colorado came crashing back to earth. The Buffaloes lost eight of their last nine games, including six straight losses to end the season.

Sanders now turns his attention back to infusing the roster with talent via the portal and high school recruits.

Championship celebration marred by deadly car crash

Georgia’s celebration of its back-to-back national championships quickly turned tragic as two members of the program lost their lives in a car crash hours after a parade and ceremony at Sanford Stadium.

Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock, 20, and Chandler LeCroy, 24 – who was a member of the recruiting staff – were killed in the crash.

Willock was a passenger in an SUV that crashed in Athens around 2:45 a.m. local time, police said. The vehicle was traveling in the outside lane of the road when it left the roadway and struck two power poles and several trees, according to authorities.

Georgia’s Devin Willock is shown during the CFP National Championship game on Jan. 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. (Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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According to FOX 5 Atlanta, Willock was dead at the scene. LeCroy, who was the driver, was taken to the hospital where she later died, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Jalen Carter, who was selected in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and racing in March in connection to the January crash.

The stunning end of the Pac-12 conference 

College football as it has been known for decades came to a screeching halt in August. 

In late July, Colorado announced it would leave the Pac-12 after the 2023-2024 season and head to the Big 12. The Buffaloes joined UCLA and USC in departing the “Conference of Champions,” kicking off the destruction of the once-storied conference. 

Just over a month later, the 108-year-old conference was essentially no more as Utah, Arizona and Arizona State joined Colorado in the Big 12, and Oregon and Washington left for the Big Ten. 

In late July, Colorado announced it would leave the Pac-12 after the 2023-2024 season and head to the Big 12. The Buffaloes joined UCLA and USC in departing the “Conference of Champions,” kicking off the destruction of the once-storied conference. (Ric Tapia/Getty Images)

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Stanford and Cal finished off the great escape by joining the ACC in early September, leaving Washington State and Oregon State to an uncertain future. 

“It’s really, really sad to see,” legendary college football coach Dennis Erickson told the Palm Beach Post in August. “The thing that upsets me the most, besides the conference falling apart, [are] the reasons for it. You got all these presidents that talk about academics and talk about loyalty, and the bottom line is they move because of one thing: money.

“It had nothing to do with education. It had nothing to do with players. It had nothing to do with the school. It had to do with money.”

Washington State and Oregon State will operate as a two-team conference in 2024 with six games each against Mountain West opponents. 

Michigan sign-stealing controversy

Of all the stories during the 2023 college football year, the Michigan sign-stealing scandal was the one that seemed to completely envelop the sport for a few weeks.

In October, the NCAA notified Michigan that the program was under investigation for alleged sign-stealing. Connor Stalions, who was at the center of the controversy, resigned after being initially suspended with pay during the investigation. 

Michigan is accused of impermissible, in-person scouting of opponents going back as long as three seasons, according to the Associated Press. 

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In November, after reports surfaced that Big Ten coaches held a video call with Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti urging him to take action against Michigan, the conference came down on coach Jim Harbaugh. 

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh (IMAGN)

The conference announced that Harbaugh would not be allowed to coach for the remainder of the 2023 regular season after it said that Michigan “has been found in violation of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Policy for conducting an impermissible, in-person scouting operation over multiple years, resulting in an unfair competitive advantage that compromised the integrity of competition.”

Michigan sought an injunction and temporary restraining order, but Harbaugh later agreed to accept his three-game ban. 

Michigan continued to roll even without Harbaugh, going 3-0 with an interim coach on the sidelines before Harbaugh returned for the Big Ten Championship Game. 

The Wolverines face the Alabama Crimson Tide in the CFP semifinal. 

Florida State CFP snub 

The Seminoles went 13-0 and won the ACC title. 

No undefeated Power Five conference champion had ever missed out on the College Football Playoff. But there’s a first time for everything. 

One-loss Alabama defeated Georgia in the SEC title game, bumping the Crimson Tide ahead of Florida State for the final CFP spot and setting off weeks of debate and anger. 

FSU missed out on a chance to play for a championship because of a season-ending injury to quarterback Jordan Travis. The CFP committee said Florida State was a “different team” without Travis, thus giving them a reason to vault Alabama into the fourth playoff slot. 

It didn’t go over well in Tallahassee. 

Florida State head coach Mike Norvell (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

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“I am disgusted and infuriated with the committee’s decision today to have what was earned on the field taken away because a small group of people decided they knew better than the results of the game,” head coach Mike Norvell said.

“What is the point of playing games? Do you tell players it is OK to quit if someone goes down? Do you not play a senior on Senior Day for fear of injury? Where is the motivation to schedule challenging non-conference games? We are not only an undefeated P5 conference champion, but we also played two P5 non-conference games away from home and won both of them.”

“I don’t understand how we are supposed to think this is an acceptable way to evaluate a team.”

The CFP moves to a 12-team format in 2024.

Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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The highest-touted Japanese pitcher in the history of baseball has reportedly shattered the record books.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a 25-year-old who has been named the MVP of the Pacific League in the Nippon Professional Baseball league in Japan for three straight years, has agreed to a 12-year, $325 million deal with, who else but, the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to multiple reports.

The Dodgers continue their massive spending spree in free agency after inking Yoshinobu’s World Baseball Classic teammate Shohei Ohtani to a $700 million pact, the largest in North American sports. They also acquired Tyler Glasnow in a trade and then signed him to a five-year, $135 million extension.

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Yoshinobu’s contract is the largest ever given to a pitcher in the history of baseball, breaking Gerrit Cole’s $324 million pact he signed in 2019.

It also shatters the record for the largest deal ever given to a Japanese import by more than double the previous amount – that had belonged to Masahiro Tanaka, who in 2014 signed a seven-year, $155 million deal with the New York Yankees. The Bombers also had to pay a $20 million posting fee to the Rakuten Eagles.

The Dodgers joined the likes of the Yankees and New York Mets in the final bidding for the right-hander. 

The Amazins, like the Dodgers, reportedly offered $325 million, while the Bombers’ offer was said to be $300 million, but neither was enough.

In seven seasons in Japan, Yamamoto has pitched to a 1.72 ERA. With the Orix Buffaloes this year, his ERA was 1.21. In Game 6 of the Japan Series, he threw 138 pitches and struck out 14 batters in a 5-1 victory. His highest ERA in a single season in Japan was the 2.35 he posted in 2017.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto #18 of Team Japan reacts while pitching during Game 8 of Pool B between Team Japan and Team Australia at Tokyo Dome on Sunday, March 12, 2023 in Bunkyo City, Japan. (Yuki Taguchi/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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Yamamoto’s fastball averages 95 mph, and he can touch 99. He throws four pitches and has great control, owning a 4.56 K/BB.

The Dodgers will be without Ohtani on the mound for 2024, as he recovers from elbow surgery. But Yoshinobu will join Walker Buehler and Glasnow in the rotation.

Shohei Ohtani #16 and Yoshinobu Yamamoto #18 of Team Japan celebrate after winning the 2023 World Baseball Classic Championship game over Team USA at loanDepot Park on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Rob Tringali/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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Los Angeles has now committed to over $1 billion worth of contracts this offseason.

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The Los Angeles Rams took care of business at home on Thursday night, dominating the New Orleans Saints, 30-22, to remain in the thick of the NFC playoff race. 

Both teams entered this game 7-7, but it was the Rams collecting a much-needed win to remain in playoff position. Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could take sole possession of first place in the NFC South with a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars this weekend – something the Saints looked to avoid. 

Offense, once again, was the driving factor of this home victory for Los Angeles, as Matthew Stafford orchestrated a beautiful 95-yard, 14-play drive to begin the game after the Saints punted. 

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The drive came down to a decision to go for it on fourth-and-goal from the New Orleans’ two-yard line, where Stafford threw a bullet to Puka Nacua for the two-yard score. 

The Saints didn’t get off to the same start, turning it over on downs on their second drive and a punt followed that. 

However, Derek Carr & Co. finally got on track when Rashid Shaheed, the speedy deep ball option, pulled away from his defender and Carr hit him for a 45-yard touchdown to make it 10-7. 

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From there, though, it was all Rams. 

Another turnover on downs for New Orleans led to a five-play drive where Demarcus Robinson, who scored in each of the previous three games, got his fourth straight touchdown grab before the end of the half. 

Things started to go off the rails for the Saints when the Rams following another field goal drive. Carr stepped into a throw intended for Juwan Johnson, but Jordan Fuller stepped right up at safety and picked him off. 

Five plays later, Kyren Williams rushed 10 yards for the third touchdown of the game for Los Angeles. 

But, while this game appeared to be getting out of hand, the Saints started to mount a comeback in the fourth quarter. 

Demarcus Robinson #15 of the Los Angeles Rams celebrates with Tyler Higbee #89 after scoring a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints during the second quarter of the game at SoFi Stadium on December 21, 2023 in Inglewood, California. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

With the score 30-7, Carr went 12 plays and found Johnson for a five-yard score that cut the lead down seven. After getting the punt they needed from Los Angeles, Carr decided to take another shot in this game, and he found A.T. Perry for a 35-yard score down the left sideline. 

Instead of using Shaheed, the Saints had him run a crossing route that had him pull the safety away from Perry’s 1-on-1 matchup. The Saints went for two and Chris Olave, the leading receiver with 123 yards on nine catches, caught it in the back of the end zone to cut it to just an eight-point lead. 

But the Rams knew they needed to pick up first downs on the ensuing drive, killing the remaining clock to end the game. They did just that and finally got back over .500 for the season at the right time. 

Looking at the stat sheet, Stafford was 24-for-34 for 328 yards with two touchdowns through the air. Nacua racked up 164 of those yards on just nine catches, including a 41-yard catch. Robinson had 82 yards on six catches, while Cooper Kupp had 52 yards on six of his own. 

Williams also rushed for 104 yards on 22 carries with his score. 

Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams looks to throw a pass against the New Orleans Saints during the first quarter of the game at SoFi Stadium on December 21, 2023 in Inglewood, California.  ( Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

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For the Saints, Alvin Kamara had just 19 yards on nine carries, as the Saints rushed for 35 yards as a whole. 

Earlier this week, four-star recruit Myles Graham revealed his intentions to follow in his father’s footsteps when he announced his commitment to the Florida Gators.

But his father, Florida football legend Earnest Graham, apparently was not pleased with the way his son was treated during his recruitment process. The elder Graham suggested that a “new levels of disconnect” within the football program impacted the way his son was recruited.

“No calls, no communication and the driest experience imaginable. I’m just going to START there,” Graham said in a social media post.

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Earnest was a running back for the Gators from 1998-2002. He finished his standout college football career with more than 3,000 rushing yards and received all-SEC honors. He was also included on the SEC All-Freshman team following his impressive first year playing at Florida.

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Graham went undrafted in 2003, but eventually signed with the Tampa Bay Buccanears. He finished his eight-year NFL career with 2,047 rushing yards.

Running Back Earnest Graham #5 of Florida carries the ball against Ohio during the NCAA football game at Florida Field in Gainesville, Florida on September 14, 2002.  The Florida Gators defeated the Ohio Bobcats 34-6.  (Andy Lyons /Getty Images)

Graham’s frustration with his former team likely stems from the departure of a key assistant coach. Jay Bateman, who served as the Gators inside linebackers coach last season, was recently named the defensive coordinator at Texas A&M. 

Bateman joins Mike Elko’s staff. Elko made the decision last month to leave Duke and take the job in College Station, Texas, replacing Jimbo Fisher. Elko spent four years as defensive coordinator with the Aggies before taking his first head coaching job at Duke.

A Florida Gators helmet sits on the sideline during the football game between the Florida Gators and Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field on November 5, 2022 in College Station, Texas. (Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The younger Graham is a linebacker and would likely would have been coached by Bateman if the coach remained with the Aggies for the 2024 season. Nevertheless, Bateman seems to have been involved in recruiting Graham to Florida.

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The former Gators running back appears to feel as though his family was left in the dark on Bateman’s departure, while also perhaps wanting more communication on a variety of other situations. 

Two Texas men were accused of stealing bicycles from a storage unit belonging to Lance Armstrong earlier this month.

Shaun Thompson, 36, and Ethan Harms, 33, allegedly stole roughly $100,000 in bikes from the former cyclist’s ExtraSpace Storage Unit in Texas sometime between Dec. 10-12, according to KXAN-TV.

Six bikes were taken, including four Trek road racing bikes.

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The men were charged with felony theft of property between $30,000 and $150,000, according to online records in Travis County.

One of the bike models recently sold for nearly $50,000 at an auction, raising the value of Armstrong’s bike, police said.

Thompson and Harms are suspects in other burglaries of storage units and apartments in the area. Police say they recognized the two men through surveillance footage. The men could face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty.

Cyclist Lance Armstrong sits courtside during the Golden State Warriors’ game against the Sacramento Kings in the first half at Chase Center Nov. 7, 2022, in San Francisco.  (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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Police served a search warrant for Harms’ girlfriend’s apartment on Dec. 14, according to CBS Austin. They found three of the bikes, a stolen gun and the hoodie Harms was wearing during the burglary.

The two men reportedly made two trips to the unit Dec. 10. Their first arrival was at 9:34 a.m., and they took three bikes, according to police. Roughly 12 hours later, they allegedly returned and took the other three at 9:04 p.m.

Lance Armstrong of the U.S. celebrates as he wins stage 17 of the Tour de France July 22, 2004, from Bourg d’Oisans to le Grand Bornand, France.   (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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Armstrong won seven consecutive Tour de France titles from 1999 to 2005 but was stripped of all of them after his involvement with performance-enhancing drugs.

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Tommy DeVito will be playing in his first game in the City of Brotherly Love Christmas Day, which is never an easy matchup for anyone, let alone an undrafted rookie.

DeVito took over as the New York Giants’ quarterback after injuries to both Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor, and he’s been more than serviceable.

Since taking over for Jones, DeVito has completed 66.0% of his passes for 1,033 yards, eight touchdowns and three picks. He is 3-2 as a starter, but the G-Men lost the game in which DeVito replaced Jones midgame after Jones tore an ACL.

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DeVito has also become a local hero, embracing his Italian heritage and earning the nickname “Tommy Cutlets,” thanks to his mother’s cooking. DeVito still lives in his childhood home in Cedar Grove, N.J., and he says he has a 12-minute drive to MetLife Stadium

The 25-year-old played at both Syracuse and Illinois, not exactly college football powerhouses. So, he’s likely in for a rude awakening against the Philadelphia Eagles.

It will be a tough atmosphere, but he says Eagles fans will have a bit of a challenge on their hands trying to rattle him.

Tommy DeVito of the New York Giants reacts as he takes the field prior to a game against the Green Bay Packers at MetLife Stadium Dec. 11, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)

DeVito starred at Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, N.J., whose biggest rival is Bergen Catholic. Both schools are athletic powerhouses in New Jersey and have produced several NFL players and other professional athletes.

When asked the most hostile environment he’s ever played in, DeVito mentioned that rivalry.

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“Ever seen one of those? Fifteen thousand in the crowd. Don’t go well for your family at all,” DeVito said Wednesday.

DeVito has since played in front of crowds over five times that size. But, apparently, even the Giants’ overtime win over the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football didn’t compare.

Tommy DeVito (15) of the New York Giants carries the ball during the first half of a game against the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome Dec. 17, 2023, in New Orleans. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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Bosco is 38-28-2 in the all-time series in football against Bergen Catholic, and the teams met several times in the Meadowlands for state championships. 

DeVito is focusing on trying to snap the Giants’ four-game losing streak to Philly. The Eagles have won 21 of their last 26 games against Big Blue.

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Earlier this year, the NHL banned players from wearing jerseys and other equipment coinciding with their respective team’s theme nights on the ice.

But on Thursday, the New Jersey Devils found a way for players to don such sweaters off the ice.

The Devils are holding a “Hockey is for Everyone” Night – essentially a Pride Night – on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers.

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The organization had a local designer, Kathryn Kennedy, design Pride-themed sweaters, and members of the team entered Prudential Center wearing them.

“Coming out is certainly something that’s not always easy, and it can take a while for someone to feel comfortable enough to do it,” Kennedy said. “I can only hope that this design, and Pride Night, helps someone else feel respected, even, and welcome.

“These theme nights let people who are apart of their respective communities know that they’re seen, heard, and welcome, that this is something for them. It’s a huge honor to be involved in the Devils’ Pride Night, and my hope is that I’ve created something that helps others feel accepted and appreciated.”

Coordinating with the league’s policy, the uniforms were not worn on the ice during warm-ups. The Devils say they will be auctioned off.

A New Jersey Devils Pride jersey

While the jerseys were not worn on the ice, members of both teams, including the best player on earth in Connor McDavid, put Pride tape on his stick during warm-ups. The league originally banned Pride tape when the new jersey regulations were put in place, but after players defied it, that ban was reversed.

McDavid once expressed his displeasure with the themed jerseys being taken off the ice, saying he’d “like to see [them] put back into place.”

The Devils will also be holding “Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Night,” a “Black History Celebration” and “Gender Equality Night” this season.

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The Arizona Coyotes were the first team to hold a Pride night this season, with members of the team, similar to the Devils, entering their arena with such jerseys.

Earlier this season, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury was threatened with punishment if he wore a Native American-themed mask to honor his wife’s background. He did so anyway.

A view of the stick of Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson displaying rainbow stick tape as part of Pride Night during warm-ups before the Capitals’ game against the Boston Bruins at Capital One Arena. (Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports)

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The issue was brought to light last season when Philadelphia Flyers‘ Ivan Provorov opted not to wear the team’s Pride-themed jersey during warm-ups, citing his religion. Other players and teams followed suit for various reasons, ultimately leading NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman to nix all themed jerseys to “keep the focus on the game.”

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